How do you pellet train a tiger?
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To be honest if you have been feeding live foods shrimp of blood worm since they have been in the tank it's harder to get them to take pellets
I got a tiger once that wouldn't take pellets in my friends tank for 2 years then he moved it to my tank and fed nothing else but pellets and he took them within 3 days
I think they get used to one food being fed and when they know it's available they hold out until it's back
To tell the truth 1 month isn't long for a 7" it was probably ready to give in as the braking point is normally around 6-7 weeks
Hikari pellets seam to work best sinking carnivore or massivore
Owners normally give in before the fish
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I got a tiger once that wouldn't take pellets in my friends tank for 2 years then he moved it to my tank and fed nothing else but pellets and he took them within 3 days
I think they get used to one food being fed and when they know it's available they hold out until it's back
To tell the truth 1 month isn't long for a 7" it was probably ready to give in as the braking point is normally around 6-7 weeks
Hikari pellets seam to work best sinking carnivore or massivore
Owners normally give in before the fish
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Nvm guys, thanks for the help, they FINALLY ate the pellets after 1 1/2 months of starvation. I was getting worried, they swam around alot and gave that over-stretched jaw look lots, like they wanted to gobble something.
What a relief. Ok starvation works, but, imo you really need the HEART to starve your poor fish. I think if they hit 2 mths without food, they would probably die.
What a relief. Ok starvation works, but, imo you really need the HEART to starve your poor fish. I think if they hit 2 mths without food, they would probably die.
I have seen them go 10 weeks before taking food but 6-7 weeks is normally the giving in point
The trick is don't panic and stick with it
Give them a good feed of what they like first then time it from that date
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congrats on succesfully pellet training them! i recently got indos and have 2 out of 4 already pellet trained. but in the past i tried pellet training my NTT and it starved itself to death after a 1 1/2 months. it wasnt as big as yours though
